Saturday, September 13, 2014

Heaven


The Ultimate Vacation

 

 

Somewhere in time – actually, sometime in the future, I’ll be taking the ultimate vacation.

I started thinking about vacations this week – well mainly because I need one, but I can’t take one.  My husband and I used to go to the beach a few times a year.  I love the ocean. I love the look, the smell the feel. It’s just a happy place for me. When we go, I get my book and sit in the lawn chair and read.  I know, I know, I’m at the ocean, why aren’t I in the water?  Well, I do get the water sometimes, but the water is cold and I would rather read.

One of the fun parts of a vacation is planning it. There is the anticipation of the coming event and of course the few days with no work.  All of this is fun.  When the vacation is over, it’s the memories and the pictures.

Every day of our lives, we are planning for the ultimate vacation.  The trick to this vacation is we never know when it will start, but we are assured it will never end.

Revelation 21:19-21

19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;

20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.

21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

The really nice thing about this vacation is all you have to do is decide you want to come.  Asking Christ into your heart and surrendering your life to Him is all you need to do. Then your passage is paid and your ticket is issued.  Now you just need to wait for the timing to be right.

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